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| Good-Bye Tom DeLay | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 3 2006, 07:06 PM (349 Views) | |
| QuirtEvans | Apr 3 2006, 07:06 PM Post #1 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...?referrer=email Seems I recall Jolly saying something about how The Hammer was certain to be re-elected ... I guess not, huh? |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| kenny | Apr 3 2006, 07:08 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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| Nina | Apr 3 2006, 07:16 PM Post #3 |
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Senior Carp
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I, for one, am happy to see him go.
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| The 89th Key | Apr 3 2006, 07:39 PM Post #4 |
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I, for one, couldn't care less!
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| Rick Zimmer | Apr 3 2006, 07:44 PM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Betcha he now knows he is to be indicted again. And here, I thought it was all a partisan witch hunt by a Democratic DA in Texas. |
| [size=4]Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul -- Benedict XVI[/size] | |
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| Larry | Apr 3 2006, 07:54 PM Post #6 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Or, maybe he doesn't, but is stepping out of the way so a Republican who can win can run to keep a democrat from winning like he said.... If it weren't for wishful thinking and conspiracy theories some of you liberals wouldn't be able to function. |
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Of the Pokatwat Tribe | |
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| QuirtEvans | Apr 3 2006, 10:46 PM Post #7 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Well, if he was the mortal lock that Jolly told us he was, there wouldn't be any worry that a Democrat could possibly win, now would there? If DeLay was so beloved by the people in his district, why is it that running a different Republican would improve the chances of that district remaining Republican? Your premise seems to suggest that the good people of Texas have tired of the Hammer and his antics. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| Larry | Apr 3 2006, 11:23 PM Post #8 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Quirt, it's basic strategy. A recent development, noted in the article, was too much to try to overcome. This recent development didn't in any way show Delay to be any more guilty, or not guilty, of anything. Maybe Delay is guilty of something, maybe he isn't. Either way, it was too close to his office for him to have to deal with, and it made his poll numbers drop. Rather than risk losing, he's bowing out for the good of his party. Stop playing politics, be the centrist you think you are, and look at it without bias. |
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| QuirtEvans | Apr 3 2006, 11:40 PM Post #9 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Oh, I agree, the Republicans have a better chance of winning with a different candidate. DeLay has been irreparably damaged by all the shenanigans involving aides in his office, even if there is no link to him. It just gives credibility to the indictment against him. As for whether that's the real reason for his withdrawal, I don't have the answer to that. It's plausible, but I'd guess that the Hammer needed a little encouragement ... he's not the sort to give up that easily. I just find it amusing to remind everyone how Jolly was telling us, just a short few months ago, how the Hammer was totally bulletproof, and couldn't be defeated. Well, if he couldn't be defeated, there'd be no need for him to step down for the good of the party, well would there? |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 4 2006, 12:26 AM Post #10 |
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Cheers
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Was that before or after he told us how social security reform will definitely pass? (sorry to pile on, Jolly, I just couldn't resist) |
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| apple | Apr 4 2006, 03:28 AM Post #11 |
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one of the angels
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who is Tom DeLay? |
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| Kincaid | Apr 4 2006, 07:57 AM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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In the interest of being fair and balanced, I admit that DeLay's bravado had me convinced he would prevail. Whether the bravado was false or not, that we might never know. Frankly, even if he was completely innocent and did not so much as bend a rule, his staff admits to influence peddling and his charity was a joke. He has apparently come to the conclusion that he is too tainted to win his district and will get out now. In the end, he appears to be a pragmatist that is willing to put the party and its agenda above his own desires. Besides, resigning will take some of the heat and scrutiny off of him and will serve him well as he tries to clear his name. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Rick Zimmer | Apr 4 2006, 08:22 AM Post #13 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Sorry, Kinc... I don't buy that this is some sort of falling-on-his-sword sacrifice for the good of the team thing. If he thought he would be reelected and was not going to end up in jail, he'd have stayed in. He has never struck me as someone who was motivated by high regard for anything but Tom Delay. His entire career -- including his current and future indictments -- testify to this. (BTW, are you always that easily swayed by bravado? When I hear that sort of thing, my thought always goes to "He protests too much.") |
| [size=4]Violence is incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul -- Benedict XVI[/size] | |
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| justme | Apr 4 2006, 08:34 AM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I agree with Rick entirely on this. Call me cynical but I smell a rat and his name is Tom DeLay. DeLay is right, the Republican party, to which I belong, is better off with him not only retiring but, better yet, dropping off the face of the earth. JMHO |
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"Men sway more towards hussies." G-D3 | |
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| Kincaid | Apr 4 2006, 08:42 AM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I fail to see the contradiction in our two statements. Maybe it's a matter of emphasis. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| kathyk | Apr 4 2006, 08:53 AM Post #16 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Did anyone catch this article that appeared a few days ago in the WSJ. Jilted lover pulls the plug Granted, it's about Abramhoff, but they've woven their nasty web together. I love how Miller was assured by Delay that she's "part of the Delay family." after she blew the whistle on her ex, Scanlon. The moral of this story of moral turpitude is, if you're going to cheat, embezzle and defraud, keep your insider cronies well-fed and happy (or at least give 'em a Tony Soprano style set of cement shoes) - and for God's sakes, don't go dumping your confidante/love-interest for a waitress! What a sordid story! And fancy that the whole thing may have unraveled because Miller was jilted by Scanlon. |
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| Phlebas | Apr 4 2006, 08:57 AM Post #17 |
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Bull-Carp
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I think he composes chaconnes. |
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Random FML: Today, I was fired by my boss in front of my coworkers. It would have been nice if I could have left the building before they started celebrating. FML The founding of the bulk of the world's nation states post 1914 is based on self-defined nationalisms. The bulk of those national movements involve territory that was ethnically mixed. The foundation of many of those nation states involved population movements in the aftermath. When the only one that is repeatedly held up as unjust and unjustifiable is the Zionist project, the term anti-semitism may very well be appropriate. - P*D | |
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| Kincaid | Apr 4 2006, 09:57 AM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I think he has no cajones. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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